A long line formed in front of the Mercenary Guild's gate, stretching all the way to the end of the street.

The dark mass of people stamped their feet in the cold wind, their breaths mingling with the air to form a mist.

Old Zhao from the Disciplinary Committee, along with his men, maintained order here.

Every now and then, he couldn't help but glance at the content on the large screen standing at the entrance of the Mercenary Association.

That's the Mercenary Guild's mission panel. Although the Mercenary Guild was only officially established today, it's still in the recruitment phase.

However, there are already quite a few tasks assigned to me.

For example, the acquisition task issued by the City Lord's Mansion, and it is the kind that is valid for a long time.

[Acquisition Task]

Level 1 Crystal Core (White): 100 Mercenary Points

Level 2 Crystal Core (Gray): 1000 Mercenary Points

Level 3 Crystal Core (Blue-Gray): 5000 Mercenary Points

......

For example, the tasks issued by the research institute:

[Search for special mutated plants (points awarded based on circumstances, guaranteed by the City Lord's Mansion)]

The following suggestions are made:

Find the mutated ginseng: 1000 mercenary points per plant

Mutant Tianqi: 1000 Mercenary Points/plant

Mutant Polygonum multiflorum: 500 mercenary points per plant

......

There are also other types of tasks.

For example, clearing tasks.

The mission to eliminate zombies.

Exploration mission.

Bounty missions, etc.

Alternatively, you can sell the evolved insects and evolved beasts you hunt to the Mercenary Association in exchange for mercenary points.

There are many ways to earn mercenary points!

Old Zhao's eyes burned with desire as he looked at him.

He was the deputy director of the Public Security Bureau before the disaster, and he frequently went to the front lines.

Even after the disaster, he continued to fight zombies.

He is not lacking in the courage to fight.

Later, they were controlled by the Chosen Ones in the ant colony, where they lacked food and clothing and could only barely survive.

But things are different now.

We are well-fed and warmly clothed.

The unlimited supply of lean meat porridge he received during those days also made him much stronger than before the disaster.

I will continue to serve as the stable and secure section chief of the Discipline Inspection Commission.

Or should I take a gamble, become a mercenary, and continuously improve my strength?

Old Zhao then looked at the redeemable items on another large screen.

His attention was mainly focused on those related to evolved beasts.

[Level 1 Evolved Beast Meat: 50 Mercenary Points/Pound]

[Level 2 Evolved Beast Meat: 300 Mercenary Points/Pound]

[Tier 3 Evolved Beast Meat: 1000 Mercenary Points/Pound]

[Tier 1 Bio-Armor: Mercenary Points]

[Level 1 Biological Weapon: Mercenary Points]

[Enhancement Fluid: Mercenary Points]

[Tier 2 Bio-Armor and Bio-Weapons: Not available for exchange at this time. Please stay tuned.]

Old Zhao was particularly excited about the bio-armor weapons and enhancement fluids.

The rejuvenation of China is divided into two main parts: logistics and the military.

His department, the Disciplinary Committee, falls under the logistics department.

Although logistics staff can also earn a good amount of contribution points, which can be exchanged for various supplies such as cigarettes and alcohol.

You can also exchange them for evolved beast meat, making life more colorful.

But.

Strategic materials such as bio-armor, weapons, and enhancement fluids can only be redeemed using contribution points by mid-to-high-level officers in the logistics department and military personnel!

The head of the Discipline Inspection Commission of the Third Fuxing City sounds good.

In reality, he was just a low-ranking cadre.

They are simply not qualified to exchange for such strategic resources.

If I were to become the head of a section in the Discipline Inspection Commission, the pay would indeed be good, and the job would be stable and secure.

However, unless it can continue to rise.

Otherwise, you can see the whole thing at a glance.

It's too difficult to continue rising.

Especially since Lao Zhao was a member of the system before the disaster occurred.

He knew very well that the revival of China had now stabilized, and it was no longer the time of initial struggle.

Back then, it was much easier for those who were lucky enough to follow the leader to get promoted!

People like them joined after China's revival and stabilization.

Unless you have exceptional abilities, it's very difficult to climb to the middle or upper levels and defy fate.

If you become a mercenary, it will be a completely different story.

Although it can be quite dangerous.

However, the bigger the waves, the more expensive the fish.

What if I find a geomantically auspicious place with hundreds of mutated ginseng plants or something similar?

Wouldn't that just be defying fate and changing one's destiny?

"Old Zhao, what are you daydreaming about!" Old Li's voice came from the side.

Old Zhao snapped out of his daze, grabbed Old Li's arm, and whispered, "Old Li, let's become mercenaries!"

Old Li stared at him like he was crazy: "Are you fucking insane? We suffered so much during the time of the Chosen Ones, and now you've finally become the head of the Disciplinary Committee, making everyone envious. And now you're giving up a peaceful life to go and throw your life away?"

"Look at those exchange lists!" Old Zhao pointed to the big screen. "Level 2 bio-armor, enhancement fluid—these are the kinds of good stuff only the military has! We could work our whole lives in the logistics department and still not get anything like that!"

Old Li stared at the constantly scrolling exchange slips on the big screen and swallowed hard.

But he quickly added with a wry smile, "You think those points just fall from the sky? A level two crystal core is enough to kill a level two zombie, and one of those things could kill ten of you!"

Old Zhao shook his head and said in a low voice, "I know a soldier from the Restoration Army. He told me that evolved beasts and evolved insects love to eat evolved zombies. The higher the level of the evolved zombie, the more attractive it is to those evolved creatures."

"And the evolved zombies love to eat the meat of evolved beasts, and they are all stupid. When they encounter evolved beasts or evolved insects, they want to rush at them."

"This has led to the fact that in the wild, lone evolved zombies, especially level two and three evolved zombies, are extremely rare! They almost always die at the hands of those evolved creatures!"

"Therefore, these types of zombies are mainly concentrated in those seas of zombies."

"As long as we don't go to those places where zombies roam, the probability of encountering level two or three evolved zombies is extremely low."

At this point, Old Zhao said earnestly, "Moreover, we can focus on finding those mutated plants! Didn't you say that when you were a cadre in the forest farm, you liked to study plants in your spare time? Now there are mutated plants everywhere! What if we find some that we need for research..."

Old Li was stunned by what Old Zhao said.

He kept swallowing his saliva.

He was indeed tempted.

Clenching his fists, Old Li looked at the tasks posted by the research institute to find mutated plants.

Then he looked at the redeemable items.

Finally, he fixed his gaze on the enhancement fluid containing 200,000 mercenary points.

That thing can greatly enhance physical fitness.

It is said that drinking it can greatly increase the chances of becoming an evolved being.

grass!

Fortune favors the bold!

Should we take a gamble?

At this moment, Old Zhao continued, "Old Li, the future is destined to be a world of evolved beings, and it's also destined to be a world of the strong. We've both lost our wives and children, so why don't we dare to take a gamble? We can try to go to areas where the army passes through; that's safer..."